''Next Generation'' is a studio album by American jazz vibraphonist

Gary Burton Gary Burton (born January 23, 1943) is an American jazz vibraphonist, composer, and educator. Burton developed a pianistic style of four-mallet technique as an alternative to the prevailing two-mallet technique. This approach caused him to be he ...

. The album was released on via Concord Jazz label. It features Burton with a group of prodigies including guitarist

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, pianist Vadim Neselovskyi, bassist Luques Curtis and drummer James Williams.

Reception

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'' wrote "There's a strong Pat Metheny feel in plenty of places (pianist Vadim Neselovskyi is a particular devotee, to judge by the easy swing of his work here) and Gary Burton's openness to both classical music and jazz gets a shapely acknowledgement in Samuel Barber's Fuga. The crystal stream of Burton's vibes winds engagingly around the piano and guitar on the standard My Romance, but it's bassist Luques Curtis's vampy, elliptical blues Ques Sez that brings the nearest thing to a mischievous flush to the cheeks of this rather glossily formal music. Pianist Neselovskyi also sounds the most promising of the young improvisers on it. Classical listeners on the lookout for jazz that doesn't tingle the teeth may like this set very much, but for all the collective expertise, very few unexpected corners get turned." Ken Dryden of

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stated "This meeting of a jazz master and four prodigies is well worth acquiring."

Track listing

Personnel

*Gary Burton – vibraphone * Vadim Neselovskyi – piano *

– guitar *James Williams – drums *Luques Curtis – bass

References

External links

* {{Authority control Gary Burton albums 2005 albums